Proverbs 23:17-23
1599 Geneva Bible
17 (A)Let not thine heart be envious against sinners: but let it be in the fear of the Lord continually.
18 For surely there is an end, [a]and thy hope shall not be cut off.
19 O thou my son, hear, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the [b]way.
20 Keep not company with [c]drunkards, nor with [d]gluttons.
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall be poor, and the sleeper shall be clothed with rags.
22 Obey thy father that hath begotten thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23 Buy [e]the truth, but sell it not: likewise wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
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- Proverbs 23:18 The prosperity of the wicked shall not continue.
- Proverbs 23:19 In the observation of God’s commandments.
- Proverbs 23:20 Hebrew, wine-bibbers.
- Proverbs 23:20 Hebrew, devourers of flesh.
- Proverbs 23:23 Spare no cost for truth’s sake, neither depart from it for any gain.
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